I remember in the '60's a group of girls(groupies) who would follow =
around male rock stars and ask permission to cast their penises(peni?) =
in plaster for their collection. They put out a book that showed their =
"technique" and had photos of their contributors. I remember Mick =
Jagger, being in this a lot. It was in Haight Ashbury, I think. Oh =
yea, their name? The plaster casters. No lie.
----- Original Message -----=20
From: gregjuli=20
To: Joseph Augusta=20
Cc: artsednet.edu=20
Sent: Monday, June 14, 1999 6:18 PM
Subject: Re: Feces Painting Divides Art Lovers

LOL, so this has happened before?! Boy I missed it the first time, =
but I guess i was too young to notice. I guess nothing really surprises =
anyone in the art anymore.=20
MaryB=20
Joseph Augusta wrote:=20

gregjuli wrote:=20
Did any of you see this!! What are some of your opinions and would =
you=20
explain THIS to students?=20
maryB=20
=20
Old hat, Mary. The first individual to use this unusual medium was =
Piero Manzoni, and Italian proto-Conceptual artist who produced an =
edition (90 tin cans) of what he titled *Artist's Shit* --it was just =
that--in 1960. The edition sold out immediately, proving =
something....in fact, proving a lot of things----story and pics here:http://home.sprynet.com/~mindweb/page14.htm
Best wishes,=20

I remember in the '60's a group of=20
girls(groupies) who would follow around male rock stars and ask =
permission to =20
cast their penises(peni?) in plaster for their collection. They =
put out a=20
book that showed their "technique" and had photos of their =
contributors. I=20
remember Mick Jagger, being in this a lot. It was in Haight =
Ashbury, I=20
think. Oh yea, their name? The plaster casters. No=20
lie.

Did any of you see this!! What are some of your opinions =
and=20
would you explain THIS to students? maryB=20

Old hat, Mary. The first individual to use this =
unusual=20
medium was Piero Manzoni, and Italian proto-Conceptual artist who =
produced=20
an edition (90 tin cans) of what he titled *Artist's Shit* --it was =
just=20
that--in 1960. The edition sold out immediately, proving=20
something....in fact, proving a lot of things----story and pics =
here: